Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-05
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ), 1887.
railroad building.

Railroad Building.
We all know what AN influence the
building Of the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company in the early seventies
had upon the development of South
California. 1t was only what happens
wherever railroads are built in any
country. Since 1880, when the con-
nection with the East by way of Ari-
zona, to the present day, the growth
of this section has been simply mar
velous.
Three years ago the Atchison, To-
peka Il Santa Fe Railway system ef-
fected an entrance into this part OF
California over the line of the Atlantic
& Pacific Railway to the Needles, and
thence by the Mojave branch OF the
Southern Pacific, which this other
system had acquired by purchase.
The Atchison system is known here as
the California Central. This road
nov has in the southern tier
of counties " in this State,
be sides the road referred to above pro
cured byspurchase, line from Bar
stow to San Diego over what is known
as the California Southern road; also, a
line from San Bernardino to Los An
geles by way of the foothills country,
passing such progressive points as Po-
IN ona. Azusa, Monrovia and Pasadena; ;
another line from Cotton, by way OF
the Santa Ana Caflon, Santa Ana and
San Juan to San Diego; and on Mon
day work will begin in the construc-
tion of road from Anaheim, by Full
lerton, Santa Fe Springs and Los
Nietos to Los Angeles. This branch
will cross the Santa Ana river south
east of Anaheim and form junction
with the line from Cotton to Santa
Ana about a mile north OF Orange,
and between this last named town and
st. James. 1t is estimated that the
grading on this line, which is very
light will be done at the rate OF mile
a day, and that the entire line will be
iro ned, equipped and running by the
end of the present year. Altogether
the California Central will have not
less than five hundred miles OF road
in working order by the close OF this
year. Mr.. G. w. Smith, the Vice
President of the A., T. & S. +. COM
pany, some time ago stated that IN
three years from the time he spoke
his company would be operating one
thousand miles of railroad in the
southern tier of counties in this State.
That statement means that when the
no ads now in hand are finished there
will be no halt called in the construc-
ton of new lines in this vicinity:
1t is probable that the next
branch undertaken in connection
with this system will be towards
the coast in Ventura county. This
will be link in a line to pass all
along the coast to San Francisco.
A new line of road about which
much is being said, is a projected
scheme to connect this city with Salt
Lake City. The distance between the
two points is more than six hundred
miles by the shortest practical route.
This will open up a region rich in
varied mineral deposits, and the
working of these mines will create a
paying business for railroad. But
that is not the chief objective view of
the projectors of this road. From
this city to San Francisco the present
line of road is nearly five hundred
miles. From the junction at
Lathrop to Salt Lake is nearly
three times that distance. By build
ing from here to Salt Lake the Jour- |
ney from there to this city will be
shortened by whole days travel.
Many who are well informed on rail-
road matters claim that it is no other
than the A., T. q s. F. Company
which is behind this scheme. 1t is a
fact that this system has recently
forced it's way into Denver, and it is
as much fact, although not quite SO
well known, that there are now active
efforts being made to secure a right Of
way for this same road from the point
last named to Salt Lake, and this
gives positive color to the rumor that
Il will be continued from the City OF
the Latter Day Saints to that OF the
Angels.
Norris the pioneer company by any
means out of the game. No one need
have bit of doubt about what the
Southern Pacific will finally do. They
will see any raise their rivals make,
and at least try to go them one better